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Condoms and lubricant news

In a phone meeting with HIV Prevention Justice Alliance and allies on January 23, the UYS Centers for Disease Control (CDC) agreed to no longer use the term “unprotected sex” when they mean “sex without condoms,” but to use the latter phrase instead.
The reason for the change is to correct the perceptino that all condomless sex risks HIV, when in may situations it does not.

Given that social reasons influence sexual behaviour, new technology such as the graphene condom won’t necessarily improve attitudes toward using condoms. But emphasising pleasure could be a new narrative that encourages some to weigh up the pros and cons a bit differently.

The FC2 female condom is far more successful than many in the West realise. It is available in 138 countries and sales have more than doubled since 2007. And new models of radically redesigned female condoms will be available soon.

A backlash against a government campaign to emphasize the importance of condoms as part of an HIV/AIDS awareness program could hurt efforts to curb new infections in the country, campaigners have warned.

Practice is fundamental to learning, even when it involves using condoms correctly. The Kinsey Institute Homework Intervention Strategy gives men a "ditty bag" full of condoms and lubricants, makes sure the men understand how to apply condoms correctly, and then assigns homework. The men are expected to try out at least six condoms solo, paying particular attention to their own pleasure and which condoms they like best.

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